Total Crime Rate

25.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 25.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Birmingham Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Chadsmead , and the 104th lowest crime rate of 342 local areas in Lichfield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birmingham Road (WS13 6PP) in the last 12 months was 25.8 per 1,000 residents and was 64.3% lower than the Chadsmead average (72.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birmingham Road (WS13 6PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marlborough Court (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birmingham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wiltell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wiltell Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Greenwood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Marlborough Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson John Wilks Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Birmingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Frog Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Davidson Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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